HELP ME its the end of the world!

well...maybe it's not the end of the world,but..my skills are way balanced..half of my pieces are attacking and half are defending....i want to focus on fully attacking or fully defending..NOT half/half!..so everyone's comments are welcome...and please list some openings or defences....i WILL be giving trophys for people who actually HELPS me...thanks and have a great day...(or night)...

and can any1 help me with my pawn moving problem?...i tend to move my knight and bishop more....

I always tell my chess students this simple formula for generic opening games (generally for white because that is what we are currently working on):

1. Take control of the center of the board (usually with hitting the center with pawns on the d and/or e-files).

2. Develop your minor pieces (bishops, knights...) and help establish some more authority in the center to keep it structured. Make sure your pawn movements don't deprive your knights of their most useful squares, too.

3. Castle quickly!

4. You can move your queen out ONLY WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO! (Bringing it out at the wrong time will only result in her being chased around and you losing precious time to develop).

5. Try to connect your rooks.

6. And most importantly, when following all of this, always be aware of what your opponent is doing (I suppose that goes without saying...). But if you need to postpone castling or connecting your rooks, or whatever to make sure your center doesn't crumble and your king is exposed, be sure to take the time to analyze every outcome of your moves.

Pretty straight-forward... Hope it helps!

Well i enjoy playing the french defence as black against e4.  For me it is a sturdy opening that i would say is on the more defencive side.

For white i enjoy the queens gambit which is a aggressive opening to many people.

I would venture to say that if you want to practice attacking, try the King's Gambit and if you want to practice equalising after about 35 moves by sliming around in a defensive set-up, the Old Benoni against d4 (1 d4 c5).

The trick is knowing when to attack.  Without playing a gambit, you shouldn't go for all-out attacking ideas until you have advantages in space, or piece-coordination.  This is particularly true in the context of local piece majorities.

A tip - count up the number of squares that YOU control in your opponents half of the board.  Now count up the number of squares HE controls in your half. If the difference is about six or more squares, you likely have gained a space advantage without realising it.  Now attack him WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.  This means sacrificing pawns and even pieces if necessary to achieve a standard mating pattern.  So familiarise yourself with standard mate.  You may lose games, but you'll get a feel for attacking chess.  It's amazing what you can do when you know what to look for.  Did you know ..... 90% of the (standard) two bishop mates involve a QUEEN sac to set them up?  Knowing that, with your bishops lurking, you might actually find that killer queen sacrifice in a game .  Etc.  

Good luck 

Thanks crhnine.